Poulaphouca Reservoir

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Poulaphouca Reservoir Taiscumar Pholl an Phúca
Blessington Lakes
Location	County Wicklow
Coordinates	53.043157° N 6.170930° WCoordinates: 53.043157° N 6.170930° W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary outflows	River Liffey
Basin countries	Ireland

Poulaphouca Reservoir (Irish: Taiscumar Pholl an Phúca, meaning The Devil's Hole), also known locally as Blessington Lakes, is a national park and area of wild bird conservation in in west County Wicklow.

It was created in 1944 by damming the River Liffey at Poulaphouca as part of the Electricity Supply Board project to build a second hydroelectric station in Ireland, Ardnacrusha on the River Shannon being the first.

The reservoir is one of two major sources of Dublin's water supply. The other major supply is Vartry Reservoir in east Wicklow.

[edit] See also

• Ardnacrusha
• Carnsore Point
• Electricity Supply Board

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